Absolutely agree, I borrowed a cheap 19" TFT screen to tide me over, and the colours varied from top to bottom, because of the different angles I was looking at it at, if you see what I mean. Horrible thing it was.

Dan

Yeay! Will have to have a look next time I'm in WHSmith. I wonder if they cut it much.

Anyway, I noticed on the Pentax website that the DA*16-50mm (sorry, I mean the smc 16-50mm F2.8 ED AL (IF) DA* SDM :lol got the AP 'Zoom lens of the year' award in their 2009 lists. I thought someone on here might have mentioned it.

Dan

I've just got an HP LP2275w 22" widescreen (after my old 17" CRT died last week) and it's great - viewing angles, colour etc all as good as the CRT, just a lot bigger!

Got it BNIB for £190 too.

Dan

But if you had the K100D, and you fancied the DA17-70mm, you'd have the same problem. It's not Sigma or Pentax, just an older body that doesn't support the current technology.

Well, get yourself the K100D Super then, she'll never notice the difference!

I can understand your plight, but imagine the cost to swap systems altogether. What about looking for a secondhand lens, the 170-500mm Sigma perhaps? This would work with your K100D.

Dan

I simply don't see how it does though! Why does the possibility of having to buy a new body make you consider swapping your whole system? Who's to say that if you got a Canon (or whatever) that they wouldn't then change the lens mount (which they have a track record of) and then you'd be in exactly the same position. :

We are all entitled to our own opinions, it's just some of us are finding it hard to understand yours.

And if you think Womble was blunt, just wait until George sees this thread!

If you do decide to stick with Pentax, I'm sure you'll be more than happy with the K200D. I was very happy with the extra detail my K10D was able to produce compared to the *istD I had beforehand, and that's the same change in sensor (6Mp to 10Mp). It might be worth looking out for a K10D, or stretching to the K20D if you can.

Or, if you're more than happy with your K100D, how about a K100D Super, which would support these new lenses?

Dan

Pentax are again going to 'piggyback' at Focus this year (so I'm told) on the Cameraworld stand.

Just wish they'd tell people.

Dan

And you can do that with Pentax cameras too. All bodies in the current range (and some older ones too) will work 'straight out the box' with any SDM (or screwdrive) lens. It's unfortunate the body you have (released in 2006) doesn't have this feature, and that Sigma chose not to include screwdrive focusing on their SDM lenses.

Frankly, I'm surprised Oskar Barnack didn't just say "Bugger this 35mm lark, I'm going to design a digital camera". Fancy not taking advantage of technology available in the future.

Dan

I wasn't expecting them. Got my 16-45 from them, and have only heard good about them in the past.

Dan

Just uploaded a shot, but think the colour's way off. My CRT monitor died last week, and my nice new TFT hasn't arrived yet, so I'm using a borrowed, cheap, TFT. Everything changes depending on where I've got my head.

Dan

No.

At the same magnification, the depth of field is dependant on the aperture, not the focal length. So whether you're using a 100mm lens or a 35mm one, at any given aperture, at 1:1 magnification, the depth of field will be the same.

What will be different is the working distance (you'll be a lot closer to your subject with the 35mm) and the perspective. So if for instance you were in some woodland taking a pic of a toadstool, the 35mm lens would show more of the trees in the background, and the 100mm lens would show less, perhaps making it easier to compose your photo and reduce background 'clutter'.

Dan